Apparatus for building construction



May 8, 1928. 1,668,599

w. PEABODY APPARATUS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 18. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 NVE 1V TOR.

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W. PEABODY APPARATUS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet .2

Filed Jan. 18. 1926 INVEN TOR.

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Patented May 8, 1928. i

UNITED STATES 1,668,599 PATENT orr ca.

WILLIAM PEABODYLOF DETROIT; mlcfimm.

APPARATUS FOR BUILDING C NSTRUCTION.

Application filed January 18, 1926. Serial m. 31,321.

My invention'rela-tes' to building construction and the apparatus therefor,and an ob ject of my improvement is to provide a cheap and strong 'construct-ion that is fireproof and an apparatus for erecting the same.

I accomplish this object in the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly broken m away, of an apparatus and construction embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a section on the line II-II of Figure 1. a

Figure 3 is a vertical section with the con- 16 cretc in place forming part of the outer wall.

Figure 4 is a section in plan of a portion of the construction of Figure 3 to an enlarged scale.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the cores.

Figure 6 is a sectional view to a reduced scale of one wall of the construction.

a, is the foundation wall which may be of ordinary construction and having a sill a thereon. b, b, are 2 x 4 uprights which border apertures in thewall, such as doors or windows. 0, indicate 2 X 2. uprights, located at regular intervals between the up.- rights I), b, with their innersurfaces in the same plane as the inner surface of the 2 x a uprights. n, indicates nails that are driven part way in the 2 x 27s so that the concrete afterward poured into the mold shall set around the protruding portion of the nails and bind the 2 X 2s and concrete together.

(l, (l, are boards secured parallel to each other to the inner surface of the uprights b and c. the lower ends of the uprights b, 0, and the upper one is raised up a distance of perhaps two or three feet.

e, 6 are molding boards or plates which may be about 2 feet in width and extend the length of the wall that is being worked upon. These boards are secured parallel to the boards d, d, at the outside of the construction in. position to form the molding boards of the wall. The inner surfaces of the molding boards or plates 6 may be about 4 inches from the inner surface of the boards (Z, d. f, f, are cores which may consist of planks approximately 14 inchesbroad and 3 feet high and of somewhat less thickness than the 2 x 2 uprights 0. The cores f are provided with suspending hooks f f The lower boards cl are close to these hooksfit over the boards'd', d, as shown in Figure 3, to hold the cores inplacc bctwcen t-he uprights b and 0 with their outer surfaces coming perhaps V orM of an inch. inside of the outer surface of the 2 x 2 uprightsc. i i r o g yg, areupright boards which maybe approximately an inch thick, 4 inches board and about 8 feet high. The boards 9, are placed in an upright position at the ends of the section of the wall being constructed and are secured in position by bolts 9 passing through said board and engaging in an upright 01" in the foundation wall. The

boards 9, 9, have their inner surfaces lying.

against the outer surface of the plates 6,6 The plates 0, c are further secured in position by screws 0", 6 passing through the boards g, g, and into but not through the boards or plates 6, 6

The parts being put in position as above described, concrete is poured between the cores f, f, f, and the uprights Z) and c and the mold boards 0, 0, thus filling the space therebetween. The concrete comes against the outer sru'face of the 2 x 2 upright 0 and for perhaps a quarter of an inch against the sides of said uprights so as to prevent their lateral deflection and hold them rigidly and firmly in place. Vhen the space is filled, the lower mold board or plate a is removed and replaced above the mold board orplate c and the cores 7' are also arranged in position, as before described, at a more elevated position and the pouring of the concrete is resumed continuing the wall. This process is repeated until the wall is completely formed.

The plate 6 may be removed by taking out the screws e and removing the plate laterally from under the boards g, g. and replacing it in its new position and under the boards g, g, and replacing the screw 0 as before. i I

lien the outer wall is thus completed, the sealing board or plaster is placed upon the inner surface of the uprights band c in the usual manner, as indicated in Figure 6 to form the wall of a room. The cores 7" being removed leave dead air spaces between the wall ofthc building and the sealing boards or plaster and at the bottom of one or more of these spaces is preferably placed a register 7' having valves therein and opening into the room and, at the top of said space is formed an opening of smaller extent opening to the outer air, thus by opening valves in the register, a circulation of air may be obtained and ventilation of the room accomplished.

It will be noted that the wall is very rigid and that the 2 x 2 uprights 0, being partly imbedded in said wall is held rigidly in position and is suflicient to support any weight of the structure that may be brought upon it; thus the framework of the building is more cheaply constructed and the walls may be quickly and economically erected.

If desired, a brick veneer wall may be substituted for the cement or concrete wall above contemplated. In this case, the brick would be placed in position within the mold board or plate 6 and the plaster or secur- WILLIAM PEA/BODY. 

